The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins talks with George Roberts and Michael Bennett about the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Principal Recovery Network, Guide to Recovery, a collection of best practices to assist school leaders in the aftermath of shooting tragedies. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Principal Recovery Network Guide to Recovery [email protected]

Drew Perkins talks with Michael Tennant, Founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, that exists to build a massive community around the shared values of curiosity, inclusivity, and empathy. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: curiositylab.io actuallycurious.com

Drew Perkins talks with Anjilee Ferguson and Sara Busalacchi, co-founders of Mountain Point Academy, an online 6-12 school for a specialized population, about how they've evolved their model to improve learning and the student experience. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Mountain Point Academy The Thing About School Podcast Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Joanna Williams about her book, How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: How Woke Won cieo.org.uk @jowilliams293 Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Laura Ordoñez, Head of Podcast Ratings and Reviews at Common Sense Media, about their ratings process and how educators can use podcasts to teach content, thinking, and develop SEL skills. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: commonsense.org Apple Podcasts: Kids and Family Laura on LinkedIn, Twitter @laura_m_ordonez The Past and The Curious Podcast The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 60 Making History Come Alive Through Podcasting Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Patty Rice Doran about her recently published piece in Quillette magazine, The Emptiness of Constructivist Teaching. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Emptiness of Constructivist Teaching @pricedoran Visit wegrowteachers.com to learn about our professional development workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Ian Rowe about his new book, Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power. Ian Rowe: The Free Framework Book: Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power (Volume 1) vertexacademies.org American Enterprise Institute: Ian Rowe 1776 Unites Theory of Racelessness Bertrand Cooper: The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 278 The Overlooking Of Class And Poverty In The Context Of Race

Drew Perkins talks with Bill Manchester about his book, When You Feel Like Quitting Teaching, Read This Book: Inspiration and Strategies for Long-Term Success. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: When You Feel Like Quitting Teaching, Read This Book: Inspiration and Strategies for Long-Term Success Twitter: @bmanchester_edu Facebook/Instagram: @bmanchesteredu Website: aDifferentEduSite.com Podcast: A Different EduPodcast Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Rebecca Rolland about her book, The Art of Talking With Children: The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Confidence, and Creativity in Kids. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: rebeccarolland.com Book: The Art of Talking with Children @rolland_rg @rebecca.g.rolland Let Grow Theory of Racelessness Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Bonnie Snyder about her work with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and book, Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression thefire.org/k12 @TheFIREorg The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 249 Drafting Principles To Protect K12 From Indoctrination Mighty Ira We Should Teach About Uncomfortable Ideas, Here's How Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Miriam Plotinsky about her new book, Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: miriamplotinsky.com @MirPloMCPS Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his new book, Tangible Equity: A Guide for Leveraging Student Identity, Culture, and Power to Unlock Excellence in and Beyond the Classroom. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: Tangible Equity Thinklaw.us @thinkLawUS @colinseale The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 201 The Importance Of Critical Thinking In Navigating The Modern World The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 161 Building Critical Thinking Dispositions Using Real Life Legal Cases Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with the co-founders of Dekalb Brilliance Academy about their startup public charter school meant to empower learners through entrepreneurial project-based learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Dekalb Brilliance Academy On Instagram and Facebook Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Doug Roberts, founder and CEO of the Institute for Education Innovation, about their work to support superintendents in their leadership role. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Institute for Education Innovation @IEI_K12 supeschoice.com @DougRoberts_IEI Doug Roberts on LinkedIn Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Arjun Moorthy, co-founder of The Factual, a news aggregator that uses AI and data to depoliticize and foster a more healthy consumption of news. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Factual Book: Hate, Inc. @thefactualnews @juicemoorthy The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 249 Drafting Principles To Protect K12 From Indoctrination Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Chase Orton about his new book, The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: chaseorton.com Book: The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher [Grades K-12]: A Journey to Reclaim Our Professional Growth Twitter: @mathgeek76, LinkedIn, Facebook vimeo.com/chaseorton Eagle Rock School The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 53 Exploring Ed Reform With Veteran Journalist John Merrow Book: Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Howard Gardner and Wendy Fischman about their new book, The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be, which details an extensive study, different ways to think about the college experience, and some recommendations for the type of learning we might aspire to and expect more of. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be What Traditionalists Get Wrong About Inquiry Teaching Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Malcolm Collins, founder of The Collins Institute for the Gifted, about rethinking the education model to better meet the needs of gifted students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Collins Institute for the Gifted @SimoneHCollins Book: The Pragmatist's Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life's Biggest Questions (The Pragmatist's Guide Book 1) karenstenner.com Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with John and Kyle Hattie about their new book, 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents. Note, this is part two of a two-part conversation, part one is episode 283. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Ep. 283 Hatties On Developing Great Learners (Part One) Amazon: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents Publisher site: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents visible-learning.org The Thing About Homework Ep. 259 Free Range Kids: Unlocking The Potential Of Our Kids Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with John and Kyle Hattie about their new book, 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents. Note, this is part one of a two-part conversation with part two coming in the next episode, 284. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Amazon: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents Publisher site: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents visible-learning.org Ep. 259 Free Range Kids: Unlocking The Potential Of Our Kids Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Chris Domaleski, Associate Director with the Center for Assessment, about how to navigate school accountability issues resulting from covid and how to move forward in supportive and perhaps innovative ways. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Center for Assessment Blog: A Principled Approach to Accountability in 2022 @cdomaleski

Drew Perkins talks with Richard Rusczyk, founder and CEO of Art of Problem Solving, about their programs to help develop deep expertise in individual topics for students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: artofproblemsolving.com beastacademy.com AoPS on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Visit wegrowteachers.com to learn about our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Andrew Campanella, President of School Choice Week, about the complexities of school choice challenges and opportunities. School Choice Week 2022 is January 23-29. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: schoolchoiceweek.com School Choice Week Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest @andrewrcamp Book: The School Choice Roadmap Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound, Apple Books, Kobo Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Mónica Guzmán about her new book, I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, and her work with Braver Angels and the applications to great teaching and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Order I Never Thought of It That Way moniguzman.com Mónica's LinkTree @moniguzman Braver Angels The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 210 Polarization, Racism, And Education The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Bertrand Cooper about his experiences with poverty and race in the context of education and activism. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Current Affairs: Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture? @_BlackTrash Sheena Mason: Class & "Race" in Theory of Racelessness feat. Bertrand Cooper John Wood Jr.: Class and Black America | A Conversation with Bertrand Cooper Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Diana Parafiniuk, Ashley Sanders, and Jon Ebert from E-Therapy about meeting the mental health needs of schools using tele-therapy and virtual connections. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: electronic-therapy.com [email protected] E-Therapy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Sheena Mason about her Theory of Racelessness, upcoming book, and ways in which changing our understanding of race is key to transcending racism. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: theoryofracelessness.org @Racelessness, @SheenaMasonPhD Can we ever stop "obsessing" over race? Theory of Racelessness explained | Khadija Mbowe Bertrand Cooper: Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture? Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life Newsweek: Undoing Racism Means Undoing Race | Opinion Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Helen Lee Bouygues about her Reboot Foundation which aims to elevate critical thinking into our daily lives. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Reboot Foundation @RebootFndn Reboot on Facebook @BouyguesLee Harvard Project Zero What Are The Best Graphic Organizers For Promoting Critical Thinking? Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Anya Kamenetz, author and NPR Education Correspondent, about Covid's effects on education and schools and what she's learned while writing "The Stolen Year How Covid Changed Children's Lives and Where We Go Now". Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: anyakamenetz.net Anya's Tiny Letter @anya1anya abcsciencecollaborative.org NPR: When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 131 Balancing Screen Time And Digital Media With Real Life Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins about their new book, Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact From Fiction in the 'Fake News' Era. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact From Fiction in the 'Fake News' Era @jenniferlagarde @dhudgins Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Johnson, CEO of The Teaching Lab, about their partnership and work with the Research Partnership for Professional Learning to help improve professional development. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: teachinglab.org RPPL @OnlySJJ @TeachingLabHQ @rpplpartnership Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Gever Tulley, founder of Tinkering School and SF Brightworks, about their use of PBL to develop student agency and deeper learning that works. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Mars Mission Book SF Brightworks Twitter: @gever, Instagram: @gevertulley Ep. 259 Free Range Kids: Unlocking The Potential Of Our Kids Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Audrey Watters about her new book, Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning hackeducation.com audreywatters.com The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 263 Bob Moses, Civil Rights Leader/Educator Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Ulcca Joshi Hansen about her new book, The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive, and how she thinks about a structural and sustainable human-centered liberatory approach to better meet the needs of students and the modern world. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: http://ulcca.com/ Ulcca on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Book: The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Travis Hardy, Director, Programs & Partnerships at Empatico, about their efforts to connect students around the world in ways that highlights our shared humanity. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: empatico.org expedition.empatico.org Empatico on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Jonathan Marks, conservative political theorist and professor, about his new book, Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education @marksjo1 Jonathan at Commentary Magazine Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Kath Murdoch, inquiry teaching and learning author and consultant, about her new children's book and some of the misconceptions and criticisms of inquiry teaching and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Kath Murdoch's web site Book: The Wonder of Winsome @kjinquiry Kath Murdoch on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with educational psychologists Claire McGuiggan and Peter D'Lima about their project called Not The Easy Way, which helps children learn how to face life's challenges in ways that can empower them. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: nottheeasyway.org On Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki about her new book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion wendysuzuki.com goodanxiety.com Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with historian Stewart Burns about the life and legacy of educator and civil rights leader Bob Moses. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Union Institute and University Institute for Social Justice (TISJ) at Union Institute & University Algebra Project Young People's Project (extension of Algebra Project, led by its student alums) Laura Visser-Maessen, Robert Parris Moses (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2016) Barbara Ransby: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2003) Charles M. Payne, I've Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle (Univ. of California Press, 1997) Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb Jr., Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project (Beacon Press, 2001) Robert P. Moses et al, Quality Education as a Constitutional Right: Creating a Grassroots Movement to Transform Public Schools (Beacon Press, 2010) Stewart Burns, To the Mountaintop (bio of MLK, 2004, 2018), winner of Wilbur Award (first published by HarperCollins in 2004) Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Andrea Keith. Executive Director of Moral Courage Ed and Let Grow, about building independence and resilience and the ability to navigate disagreement and discord productively in children and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: moralcourage-ed.org letgrow.org @IrshadManji Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Stanley Litow, professor, creator of the P TECH program a new model for high school and college that has been replicated across the US and globally, and author of Breaking Barriers which details the P-TECH model. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ptech.org Breaking Barriers: How P-TECH Schools Create a Pathway From High School to College to Career stanlitow.com Visit wegrowteachers.com for more information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Tom Woelper, Founding Head of the New England Innovation Academy School, about the process and thinking behind their launch. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: neiacademy.org @twoelper Tom Woelper on LinkedIn Me and White Supremacy Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids, about how the overly structured and protected approaches to parenting and education are limiting the potential of children and ways we can course correct for greater growth. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Freerangekids.com Buy the book: Free Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow Letgrow.org Free chapter for educators from Free Range Kids Let Grow School Programs Visit wegrowteachers.com for information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Mary Pulido, Executive Director of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, about the role of educators in school discipline and helping to prevent child abuse and neglect. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Strategies, Tips, And Resources For Protecting Children From Abuse [email protected] apsac.org Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Michelle Brown, Founder and CEO of CommonLit, about teaching of reading and other literacy skills and how CommonLit can help. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: CommonLit.org @CommonLit @MichelleEileen @ReadingShanahan The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 197 Are We Teaching Reading Wrong By Omitting Knowledge? Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with bestselling author Patrick Carman about GoKidGo, a new podcast for kids ages 6-12 with a mission to tackle literacy rates, reduce screen time, and provide immersive podcasts that parents could enjoy listening to with their kids. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: GoKidGo Podcast PatrickCarman.com The Past and the Curious Podcast Rebel Podcast Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Luthern Williams, Head of New Roads School in Los Angeles, about their approach to critical thinking, teaching, and social justice. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: NewRoads.org Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Fareed Mostoufi and Donnalie Wilson from The Pulitzer Center about their work including the 1619 Project Education Network. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Curricular resources and webinars connected to The 1619 Project: www.pulitzercenter.org/1619 Webinar with educators who used the project last year: pulitzercenter.org/blog/teaching-1619-project-educators-share Facebook group for educators: facebook.com/groups/pulitzercentereducation Twitter: @pulitzercenter, IG: @pulitzercenter email: [email protected] or [email protected] Donnalie on Twitter: @talespinningDJ Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Steve Pearlman about his new book, America's Critical Thinking Crisis: The Failure and Promise of Education. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Critical Thinking Initiative stevenpearlman.com Amazon: America's Critical Thinking Crisis: The Failure and Promise of Education The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 251 American Exceptionalism, Confusing Opinion With Knowledge Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.